[Verse 1] Exhaustion, chains, and bricks on a hard floor Got us like dogs in the yard, they get more bark for The cars that they auction off and charge more Used to cop a lot, 'Member one night I pulled up and he had none Thought I was tweakin', peekin' 'round corners I seen him meetin' with them brown Marias 'Round the corner, like they was outta order They really act like we on different teams I got no dog in the fight, I just like the greens You can keep the gold, but if it's gold Then I'm gettin' bold, and in that case, it's all for the night [Chorus] They call it underbelly of the city 'Cause it's not pretty, where it's really gritty All for the night, we live it up, and we die And we laugh, and we cry, and we suffer the night All for the night, we live it up, and we die And we laugh, and we cry, and we suffer the night [Verse 2] 'Round the corner from where the swine at The house that's behind that, you know where you can find that Tried to remind him, that thing, I ain't tryna see it The hood hot, it's 90 degrees, I mean it But I'ma be quick, in and out, ain't no layover Got a schedule to keep, the workday over Came to, had me talkin' to two guys With blue ties, tryna tell me I need to start new ties Said the new guy gon' be here tomorrow You need to be here, and we gon' be here, and you here If you still here tomorrow, and if you not, I'm gon' borrow This badge here, don't make me show it, or take your photo Gon' tell the popo, and I don't know, though I just know it's all for the night [Chorus] They call it underbelly of the city 'Cause it's not pretty, where it's really gritty All for the night, we live it up, and we die And we laugh, and we cry, and we suffer the night All for the
